Unauthenticated role escalation via registration field injection
Published May 17, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Improper privilege management in ProfilePress 4.13.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to register accounts with elevated roles. RegistrationAuth::register_new_user accepts an injected reg_select_role field and passes its value into user creation without restricting it to the configured form role. Public registration must be enabled and a registration form reachable; successful exploitation creates an Editor, Author, or another existing non-administrator role.
Summary
What happened
Improper privilege management in ProfilePress 4.13.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to register accounts with elevated roles. RegistrationAuth::register_new_user accepts an injected reg_select_role field and passes its value into user creation without restricting it to the configured form role. Public registration must be enabled and a registration form reachable; successful exploitation creates an Editor, Author, or another existing non-administrator role.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-41954
- Published
- May 17, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- ProfilePress Membership Team
- Product
- ProfilePress
- Classifications
- CWE-269, CAPEC-233, T1136, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <=4.13.1 changes=[{"at":"4.13.2","status":"unaffected"}]
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- ProfilePress reg_select_role request-manipulation demonstrationproof of concept · demonstrated
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Reported exploitation
- Patchstack known-exploited designationreported exploitation
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